When the 2015 Tour de France finished in Rodez, John Degenkolb finished in fourth place while Alberto Contador was eighth. Two years on, the now Trek-Segafredo teammates were 36th and 24th respectively.
Contador also conceded time to his GC rivals, bar Fabio Aru (Astana), as gaps opened inside the final 500 metres but remains in tenth place overall.
"I was a bit far in the back, and yeah, there were some gaps. It's evident that I don't like to lose time. I started a little too far back, and I saw Aru which surprised me, but then I still could move up quite some places," said Contador.
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Contador clawed back time lost in the opening week in the explosive Bastille Day stage into Foix to move into tenth on Friday and explained he is looking forward to the second rest day ahead of the crucial third week.
"The three-second rule doesn't apply today because it was an uphill finish. Tomorrow is another tough day. For me basically I want to get safely through the stage and then benefit from the rest day to recover as much as possible," said Contador of the effects from his crashes.
The two-time Tour de France winner is 5:37 minutes down on Chris Froome and 28 seconds in arrears of ninth placed Louis Meintjes while George Bennett is over one minute behind in 11th place.
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